Old Believers - Settlements

Old Believers prefer to build a typical Russian village, with homes
along each side of a long street and a prayer hall in the center of the
village. Villages in Alaska and Canada, and one location in Oregon, are
of this type. But for the most part, Old Believers in Oregon have
purchased farms and other real estate in towns. They gather in several
prayer halls for worship and meetings. Composition of congregations
reflect the different points of origin of Old Believers before they came
to North America.